1972 Watkins Glen 6 Hrs


22 July 1972 - Watkins Glen (USA): Round 11, World Manufacturers Championship.
6 hour duration in which 195 laps of a 3.377 mile/5.435 km circuit - 658.515 miles/1059.775 kms were completed
Weather: humid, hot


Pos Car # Drivers Car Entrant Laps DNF Reason Grid Qual.Time Group Group Pos
1 85 Mario Andretti/Jacky Ickx Ferrari 312PB [0896] Spa Ferrari SEFAC 195 6h01m11.276 2 1m47.864 Sports 3000 1
2 86 Ronnie Peterson/Tim Schenken Ferrari 312PB [0894] Spa Ferrari SEFAC 195 6h01m25.178 1 1m47.387 Sports 3000 2
3 10 Derek Bell/Carlos Pace Mirage M6 Ford [602] Gulf Racing Research 181   3 1m48.342 Sports 3000 3
4 68 Tony Dean/Bobby Brown Porsche 908/02 A. G. Dean (Racing) Ltd. 171   10 1m59.064 Sports 3000 4
5 42 Reinhold Jöst/Mario Casoni Porsche 908/03 [008] Joest Racing 166   8 1m55.269 Sports 3000 5
6 22 Jean-Pierre Jarier/Gregg Young/Sam Posey*/David Hobbs* Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona [15685] North American Racing Team 156   20 2m10.192 Grand Touring +2500 1
7 16 Michael Keyser/Bob Beasley Porsche 911S Toad Hall Motor Racing 155   23 2m13.104 Grand Touring 2500 1
8 43 John O'Steen/Dave Helmick/Erwin Kremer^ Porsche 911S John O'Steen 153   31 2m13.665 Grand Touring 2500 2
9 26 Douglas Shierson/Bill Barber/Peter Schuster*/Raul Perez Gama* Chevron B19 Ford Shierson-Opert Racing 144   18 2m07.288 Sports 2000 1
10 35 Fred Kepler/John Orr/Paul Miller*/Kenper Miller* Chevrolet Corvette Velvetouch GT 142   26 2m11.110 Grand Touring +2500 2
NRF 20 Gijs van Lennep/Tony Adamowicz Mirage M6 Ford [601] Gulf Racing Research 141 Accident 6 1m50.618 Sports 3000  
NRF 87 Brian Redman/Arturo Merzario Ferrari 312PB [0892] Spa Ferrari SEFAC 136 Accident 4 1m48.840 Sports 3000  
NC 18 Tony DeLorenzo/Charles Reynolds/Harry Ingle* Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona [12467] Charles Reynolds 135   30 2m13.200 Grand Touring +2500 3
DNF 23 Wilbur Pickett/Charlie Kemp Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray Bobby Rinzler 120 Engine 17 2m07.045 Grand Touring +2500  
DNF 21 Sam Posey/David Hobbs/Jean-Pierre Jarier*/Gregg Young* Ferrari 365 GTB/4 [14889] North American Racing Team 117 Engine 19 2m09.981 Grand Touring +2500  
NC 64 Bob Baechle/David Laughlin/Helmut Schenberger* Chevrolet Corvette Weaver Chevrolet 114   32 2m13.668 Grand Touring +2500 4
NC 37 Pete Sherman/Pete Lo Bianco Chevron B19 Ford Pete Lo Bianco 113   25 2m10.324 Sports 2000 2
DNF 57 Dave Heinz/Robert R. Johnson/Bob McClure*/Dana English* Chevrolet Corvette Dana English 102 Throttle linkage 22 2m12.090 Grand Touring +2500  
DNF 59 Hurley Haywood/Peter Gregg Porsche 911S Brumos Porsche 91 Engine 21 2m11.981 Grand Touring 2500  
DNF 31 Al Alden/Neil Wiernicki/Michael Wiernicki/Silas Allen* Chevrolet Corvette Neil Wiernicki 74 DSQ - push start 27 2m11.115 Grand Touring +2500  
DNF 88 Edwin G. Abate/Rolf Soltan/Bob Harmon* Porsche 910 [022] Edwin G. Abate 72 Oil leak 29 2m11.759 Sports 2000  
DNF 29 Fred van Beuren, Jr./John Buffum Chevron B21 Ford John Buffum 66 Puncture 9 1m57.496 Sports 2000  
DNF 11 Dave Jordan/Johnnie Crean Chevron B21 Ford Johnnie Crean 39 Suspension 12 2m01.823 Sports 2000  
DNF 49 John Greenwood/Dick Smothers^/John Cordts^/Dennis Long^/Jim Greendyke^/Dan Yenko* Chevrolet Corvette John Greenwood 20 Valves 34 2m13.705 Grand Touring +2500  
DNF 61 Jim Locke/Bob Bailey^ Porsche 911S Locke Development Corporation 20 Oil leak 28 2m12.028 Grand Touring 2500  
DNF 55 Roger McCaig/Maurice McCaig^ Lola T212 Ford Roger McCaig 13 Spin 14 2m04.844 Sports 2000  
DNF 33 Milt Minter/Scooter Patrick^ Alfa Romeo T33/3 Otto Zipper 12 Engine 7 1m53.236 Sports 3000  
DNF 28 Alain De Cadenet/Martin Birrane Duckhams LM Ford Alain de Cadenet 7 Engine 24 2m08.293 Sports 3000  
DNF 90 Reine Wisell/Gérard Larrousse^ Lola T280 Ford Ecurie Bonnier 5 Accident 5 1m48.942 Sports 3000  
DNF 93 Bob Fisher/Tom Gloy^ Chevron B16 Ford Bobby Fisher 0 Fire on formation lap 16 2m06.236 Sports 2000  
DNS 25 Peter Schuster/Paul Perez Gama/Douglas Shierson*/Bill Barber* Chevron B19 Ford Shierson-Opert Racing     11 2m01.371 Sports 2000  
DNS 52 Hugh Kleinpeter/Tony Belcher Chevron B21 Ford Promotional Advertising   Valve 13 2m04.359 Sports 2000  
DNS 66 Mike Murray/Ike Knupp/Carl Armstrong*/Tony DeLorenzo* Chevrolet Corvette Mike Murray     15 2m05.825 Grand Touring +2500  
DNS 63 Michael Oleyar/Robert Luebbe Chevrolet Corvette Michael Oleyar   Engine 33 2m13.554 Grand Touring +2500  
DNQ 89 Dieter Oest/Mike Tillson Porsche 911T Holbert's Porsche-Audi       2m17.273 Grand Touring 2500  
DNQ 77 George Stone/Bruce Jennings Porsche 911T George Stone       2m17.771 Grand Touring 2500  
DNQ 80 Fritz Hochreuter/Klaus Bytzek*/Erwin Kremer* Porsche 911 Kennedy Car       2m22.279 Grand Touring 2500  
DNQ 27 Arthur Mollin/Richard Weiss Porsche 911S Richard C. Weiss       2m23.310 Grand Touring 2500  
DNS 24 Harley Cluxton/Rocky Moran Ferrari Dino 246GT North American Racing Team       2m03.791 Grand Touring 2500  
DNS 39 Rudy Bartling/Horst Petermann/Rainer Brezinka Porsche 910 Rainer Brezinka       2m12.205 Sports 2000  
DNS 48 John Greenwood/Dick Smothers/John Cordts/Jim Greendyke*/Dennis Long*/Don Yenko* Chevrolet Corvette John Greenwood       2m13.672 Grand Touring +2500  
DNS 36 Paul Miller/John Orr/Kenper Miller/Fred Kepler Chevrolet Corvette Velvetouch GT   Engine   2m14.766 Grand Touring +2500  
DNS 50 John Greenwood/Denny Long/Dick Smothers*/John Cordts*/Don Yenko*/Jim Greendyke* Chevrolet Corvette John Greenwood   Accident   2m17.911 Grand Touring +2500  
DNS 17 Bill Schumacher/Bob Nagel/Ed Lowther Chevrolet Corvette William A. Schumacher         Grand Touring +2500  
DNP 99 Robert Wechsler/Ray Heppenstall Royale RP4 Ford Robert Wechsler         Sports 2000  
DNA 9 Bob Grossman De Tomaso Pantera Bob Grossman         Grand Touring +2500  
REE 70 Lee McDonald/Bert Everett Porsche 914/6 Lee McDonald         Grand Touring 2500  

 
Winning Time: 6h01m11.276, 109.392 mph/176.048 kph
Fastest Lap: Jacky Ickx #85 (Ferrari 312PB), 1m47.204, 113.402 mph/182.503 kph

 
 
* Driver entered for car, but never drove it at meeting
^ Driver practiced car, but did not race it
RES - Reserve (Practiced, on standy-by for start)
REE - Reserve Entry
DNA - Did Not Arrive
DNS - Did Not Start
DNF - Did Not Finish
DNP - Did Not Practice
NC - Not Classified
DSQ - Disqualified
NRF - Not Running At Finish
NAC - Not Accepted
REJ - Rejected (Did not pass scrutineering)



Last Updated on 27/10/02
By Darren Galpin
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